第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I have lived in Falmouth for about 10 years. I had moved several times before finding Falmouth, 36 setting in one place for a long time. My favorite experience of Falmouth was when I 37 to deliver Thanksgiving dinner to families or individuals unable to drive or suffering from illness. It was (a)n 38 experience.
Volunteers checked in, lined up and followed the 39 given. There were many people working. How they manage all of this is quite amazing. The 40 of such an event is inspiring.
The best part of the day was delivering the food to homes. 41 , they had enough drivers and no assignment for us. 42 , the gentleman in front of us checking in had six meals to deliver. So my husband and I 43 him, offering to help him fill his box and take the meals to his car. He was 44 and we began our task. When he was 45 to deliver his quota(配额，限额), he handed us one of the delivery cards, saying, “Since this is your first time, I want you to be able to feel the 46 that comes from meeting the people.” I 47 that I was somewhat nervous at this first 48 . Who knows what I might find behind a stranger’s door.
We rang the doorbell and were met by an extremely 49 man. He asked us inside and from the hallway, I could see the silver 50 of a walker approaching. We saw a little old lady. She expressed deep gratitude for the delivery. 51 she had been diagnosed with cancer, she has had trouble getting out. She could not have been any more gracious and handed me a beautiful scarf she had made and an envelope of 52 to the homeless. Can you imagine? Cancer, unable to get out to gather dinner and she still 53 such deep gratitude. We 54 but not before we hugged goodbye. The gentleman that was kind enough to give us one of his deliveries was 55 . This was the best part.
36. A. still B. never C. even D. ever
37. A. volunteered B. failed C. pretended D. happened
38. A. confusing B. strange C. amazing D. secret
39. A. troubles B. helpers C. directions D. cars
40. A. hope B. reason C. goal D. harmony
41. A. At once B. For this reason C. At first D. Shortly afterwards
42. A. However B. Furthermore C. Therefore D. Otherwise
43. A. cheated B. approached C. passed D. remembered
44. A. disappointed B. sympathetic C. angry D. grateful
45. A. allowed B. forced C. refused D. driven
46. A. regret B. panic C. surprise D. joy
47. A. forgive B. admitted C. dreamt D. hoped
48. A. expression B. embarrassment C. task D. agreement
49. A friendly B. cruel C. worried D. depressed
50. A. wings B. legs C. rings D. lines
51. A. Unless B. If C. Although D. Since
52. A. thanks B. tickets C. donation D. advice
53. A. hid B. exhibited C. saved D. exchanged
54. A. left B. promised C. met D. greeted
55. A. risky B. challengeable C. right D. stupid
阅读下面短文．从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中。选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One of my next-door neighbors is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back home from a trip. As I was my clothes in my room, I heard a(n) ,violent knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and the peephole（猫眼）, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.
I quickly the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept , “please help me, I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I told her that everything would be okay, and her to her house to see what was going on the fire alarm.
She that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently for the past two hours, and that her to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table, it, and looked at the fire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes causes it to make strange noises. She seemed but was exactly shaking out of fear. I asked her she was okay, and she said she was , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay, and safe to sleep. She was so generous with for being with her, but I thanked her for me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.
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完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）
For three years, Andy had been battling cancer. The day after he returned from his camp adventure, we went for a check-up. The news was ________ . I didn’t know what to do. The doctor ________ a bone marrow transplant（骨髓移植）in a hospital 300 miles away from our home. The next day we ________ our things and left for the ________ .
One of the things I brought was the present Andy had bought for me-- a plastic rainbow. Like most ________ , I considered any present from my child a ________ .
One day, I went to the gift store near the hospital and ________ a rainbow prism（棱镜）for sale. ________ the plastic rainbow Andy’d given me, I bought it and hurried back to his room ________.
“Andy, make me a rainbow.” I put the prism in his hand. ________ Andy couldn't. He was too ________ to even raise his bead.
“Mom, as soon as I’m better, I’ll make you a rainbow.”
That was the ________ thing Andy said to me. Just five days later, the doctors told me his brain had ________ functioning.
I asked if I could ________ him, so after I settled myself in the chair, they lifted him from the ________ to place him in my arms. His leg made a movement and he ________ a clear plastic cup from his bedside table onto the bed.
A nurse opened the curtains, and then as the sunlight ________ the room, the rays hit the cup lying on its side on the bed and the room was ________ filled with flashes of color and dozens of rainbows.
Andy was gone, but I felt ________. He made the rainbow that he had ________ me — the one I would never forget.
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A friend wrote me an e-mail the other day. Her letter started with the usual greetings, but then turned sour (心酸的) as she began to the pain in her heart.
My friend doesn’t have a good relationship with her parents. she is an 18-year-old high school student, her parents, ______her father, are still trying to control her life. "Obviously I haven’t ______ the level of excellence they expect," she wrote, adding, "They’re never satisfied with what I do. And every time I see them, my confidence gets ____."
I understand my friend’s _____. I know what it’s like when people reject my ____ and insist I do what they ____. I know I have to give her a __ _, and I need to be careful not to____ fuel（燃料） to the fire. Still, I have to be honest, and try to give her useful _____.
I think she needs to find it in herself to offer her parents forgiveness. I don’t think many of us truly ____ the power of forgiveness. ______forgiving, we get angry, and that ___ is often reflected in our words and actions. We want those who have hurt us to be _____ in some way.
I still remember something that happened to me in high school. A friend said something _____ about me, and I didn’t say a word to her for months. Years later I _____ that although my actions seemed reasonable (合理的) at the time, my hurt feelings were not worth losing a good _____ . I regret that I did not forgive her.
The power of forgiveness is truly ____. Learn to forgive, and when you do so you’ll find yourself _____. And you can also set yourself free to experience peace and love.
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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In France, there once lived a famous man named the Marquis de Lafayette. When he was a little boy, his mother called him Gilbert.
Gilbert’s father and grandfather had both been ________ men in his village. He was proud of them, and he ________ that he might grow up to be like them.
Gilbert’s home was near a ________. One day word came that a cruel ________ had been seen in the woods. Men said it had killed many of the villagers’ sheep. Gilbert was only seven, but all his ________ were about the cruel animal.
“Shall we take a ________ ?” asked his mother.
“Oh, yes!” said Gilbert. “We may see that wolf in the forest. But don’t be ________.”
His mother smiled, ________ she felt quite sure that there was no ________ .
They did not go far into the woods. The mother sat down under a tree and began to ________ . Seeing Mom interested in her book, Gilbert decided to ________ the animal. He walked quietly into a wilder place. He looked ________ around, but saw only a rabbit.
Then, ________ , he heard footsteps. He stood still and ________, When the animal was very ________ to him, he jumped out of his hiding place and held it round its neck. It did not try to bite. But it threw Gilbert upon the ________ .
Gilbert was soon on his feet again. He was not ________ at all. He looked at the animal: It was not a wolf but a calf(牛犊).
The boy felt very ________ . He hurried back to his mother, tears in his eyes. He told her what had happened.
His mother said, “You were very ________ . You are my hero because you ________ what you thought was a great danger and you were not afraid.”
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One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, you can just wait until we make a quick at the grocery store. I have something to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to your question.” I put one apple of each on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all colors, shapes and sizes. On the , some of the apples may not look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, them back on the table, but a different place.
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of . See if that helps you which one is which. ”
She took , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are like apples! They are all different, but once you the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
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